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Chemical restraint of the standing horse
Author(s) -
TAYLOR POLLY M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1985.tb02494.x
Subject(s) - horse , medicine , sedative , opiate , drug administration , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , pharmacology , biology , paleontology , receptor
Summary This paper describes the agents available for chemical restraint in the standing horse. General principles of the use of tranquillisers, sedatives and the opiates are discussed. The effects and techniques for administration of a number of drug combinations are detailed, with particular emphasis on sedative/opiate combinations.